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THE TREE OF CIVILIZATION, 

AS SEEN BY ST. JOHN, 



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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 



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A Theocratic Government 



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The Tree of Civilization 

AS SEEN BY ST. JOHN 



'0 Theos in our Demos ! 

A Kingdom of Freedom and Pure Ballots 
vs. A Kingdom of the Sword and Brimstone. 

QR 1 BABYLON AND HELL 
I.E, MONOPOLY A StATE OF WAR. 

1. Old Babylon, built on the Mystic Snake of Eden, was revealed enibry- 
otically at Babel, by Nimrod, the hunter and Tower builder, in the promise of 
Monopolistic Despotisms over Asia, Man's cradle, through the sway of a Sword: 
and was typically realized in fact on the Euphrates later under Assyrian Dom- 
ination or a false civilization, by that Golden-headed-Mystery-of-Iniquitv, 
Nebuchadnezzer, even above God's own polity for the Jewish world, the light 
to ancient worlds, of a Free State in a Free church, with a Lamb as their Sun; 
which, though in type t"hen too. was the Mystery of Holiness, our city of Truth 
and antipode of Babel, to-wit : "Love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness 
goodness, faith meekness and temperance" — since built on a Jasper foundation, 
i. e. Peter and other llGems, the 12 Disciples. 

2. The New Babylon, rebuilt on our Dragon, was revealed at Patmos 
through historic Symbols, in the promise of Monopolistic Despotisms yet long- 
er to reign everywhere, by the seduction of all Churches, except Philadelphia 
to Secular Empire, that same Old Man of Sin, or Mystery-of-lniquity in its 
Iron Form, the pure thus becoming Impure: and was clearly materialized in 
fact, on the Tiber later at Rome, under an Autocratic Domination during 1260 
years, even over God's own polity for the Christian World, the light then and 
since to all others, viz: A Free State in a Free Church, with The Lamb as their 
Sun ; which is the MyStery of Holiness, and God's immaculate Bride, our 
Golden Crystal or "White Stone," square in thought and life, to convert poor 
Babel and subvert her Empire. 

QR II. JERUSALEM AND HEAVEN 
I Iv. SACRIFICE A STATE OF PEACE 

3. Old Jerusalem built on a Mystic Lamb, after the Blood on its Door, 
was revealed embryotically at Sinai, in the promise of Jewish emancipation 
from Egyptian Bondage, ecclesiastic not less than civil, until their recapture by 
Babylon — Egypt in a new Dress; And was typically realized in fact on the Jordan 
later, under popular Judges of a Theocratic Republic, or Light then for all 
other heavens. where God the while was sole King over a Free State in a* Free 
Church, with a Lamb as their Sun; which is the Mystery of Holiness, and shad- 
ow of Jehovah's wedding, through Spirit affinity in place of Force, to that wo- 
man with 12 stars in her crown, who "fled into the wilderness" on "Eagle 11 
wings, from a Dragon's Maw since then enthroned on the Thames, as well as 
the Tiber, by Protestant imitation of Roman Adultery. 

4. The New Jerusalem, rebuilt on The Real Lamb, was revealed at Patmo* 
by Temple imagery, in the promise of Man's final emancipation from Babylo- 
nish Slavery, of every Kind and every Where : And has already materialized 
dimly in fact under our American constellations, or constitutional Systems, as 
ruled by the spirit of David's Son, since July 4th, 1776 at a new Philadelphia 
and later on the Potomac, with growing though not yet full power Westward, to 
chain Time's Dragon and raise the Poor, through christocratic ballots from a 



Free State in a Free Church, with the Lamb as their Sun — that Bride of a 2d 
Dispensation or Phoenix of the Wilderness with all the stars in her crown, Ju- 
daistic and Apostolic ; which is the Tabernacle of God now Above us, and 
Mystery of a Millenium near to renovate other Systems, and chancre the Ocean 
itself into Glass — His Crystal. For by Water we have been buried since 
Noah, and divided; while hereafter we must roll in Fire ''from heaven 11 that 
the Old may give way toNew perceptive conditions.and our Sea be^/io more.'''' 

QR III. OUR SEA, I K . DEAD STATE;* 

5. Notice while every Monarchy or Republic animated by a Sword 
worship for its rule, is viewed as ..damnable — a part of the Babylonish System, 
because false in its theory of government only aDemocracy,Iike the Tribes or 13 
Estates of Israel, animated by a brotherly spirit of mutual sacrifice in The 
Lamb's Blood for cementing glue, is the Blest System — a picture of heaven : 
Because it bodies to The People's Conscience, a new and glorious Orb of Life 
burnished with Fire from the Sun of Righteousness, by a public choice of 
Reason's Sway; which is just the reverse of Sword Rule, or that expiring phase 
of Babel's Moon, now lit so ghastly by powder, dynaurite and "Brimstone"- 
a copy of hell, if not Hell itself. Notice also, because the Babjdonish System 
is the Snake's Empire ; i. e. by personification his Queen of corrupt mien, and 
Heart drunk on martyr blood, still reeling through tearful clouds with a sav- 
age leer at earth, as She wanes or goes, her King goes : And because the oppo- 
site System is God's Empire ; i e, by personification His Bride, bright, pure 
and rosy, like a Sweet Babe clad in the morning sheen of a cloudless soul pret- 
tier than Aurora, as She grows or comes, He comes. Yet neither goes or 
comes by caprice. On the contrary, these results are produced by fixed laws, 
which Man as a responsible Agent adopts and practices. Thus as the Jews 
once looked, not for their Eternal Life Giver but a Temporal Omuiarch, so 
Politics do cut quite a Figure, hi "the times'" of "that day and hour" when 
"He cometh with clouds", in the latter capacity also — to "every eye" not 
blind. However, by Spirit dew to such an eye, if watchfully straining, the 
clouds wing off like angel troops, until its soul fanned to Flame can see The 
King face to face, not merely as an Omniarch for earthly States en masse from 
age to age, but as The Sun of Life personally also, toeyery Atom of His Body. 
True the mere "Politician" now had rather see The Devil or anything else, 
than God and His Reign here ; but things can change by the voice of our Peo- 
ple, and that's what we are after — a subterranean Shake down there. For no 
Servant is better than his Master; and to be a saint in heaven does not mean 
a nullity on earth. "My Kingdom is in you" — men also: and while not "out 
of this world" — but from above— musL find a material organization in" Free 
Governments over this world to voice its power, as Man, ie. a Freeman, alone 
embodies Divinity here— the energy of angels visible — or can do so prceptibly 
to every mind. 

QR IV. OUR EARTH, I. E. DEAD CHURCHES. 
G. Observe next, that as a Perfect Government here is the result of 
human effort — a Growth; so the "first," and "final resurrection" likewise, can 
not be events of God^ anger to Man, but Man's love to God, judgments from 
a human standpoint by Man in favor of Truth and Right— in short wide spread 
Reformations under highly metaphorical coloring. Thus, the God-in-every- 
body's-heart, Jesus will at last fully supplant the old Golden-headed-Nebu- 
ehadnezzer-image — as also that little Clay Toe of it, his present Gold-in-thc- 
Pocket Reign over our United States. Then things go right without a jar; and 
this Earth purified though not burnt to ashes, by its true Sun, true Moon, and 
all the morning stars singing together in harmony, is God's Eden once more — 
a Heaven, but not the only Heaven, by our obedience. Still physical death 
goes on, a joyous change, at that joyous hour of his own day, when each is duly 
called to join the cloudy throngs in sight, which we do by quiet "sleep," except 



when "caught up" without sleep ; because only a change from Clay to eternal 
shapes of Light— our promotion higher or lower, in order that every one may 
receive "a reward according as his work shall be. 1 ' Observe again, while 
God never made a soul to blacken or damn it ; one can however, condemn 
itself very sorely, as we do often now. So Hell is here as well as there — a 
state — though some day to cease here. Yet the air is very full of sulphur ; and 
many ecelesiastie candles must first expire. For as with our Politicians, so 
this reform can not come from the Fat of the altar. It must come from the 
Fire beneath the fat— from lightnings, thunder and divers earthquakes among 
Laities. In place of "Feed my Sheep, 1 ' the rule is "Lambs feed my Wolf. 11 
But the people should live; and hence it cannot be wrong for any Freeman to 
baptize others, publicly or privately in all the modes wanted, with no bond 
below except to act the Inner Life, theocratically every hour and every Where 
to our fellows — under One Eye, whose substance is better than its emblems 
surely. 

FULL VIEW FROM OUR AIR OK SPIRIT LIFE, 
I E UNIT PEAK. IN HEAVEN 

MIND OVER MATTER ! SACRIFICE OVER MONOPOLY! BALLOTS OVER BULLETS ! 

7. Whence a Vista opens clear for"The Truth 1 ' to conquer, and raise Our 
Dead, without any, remarkable discoveries, except TheOneRod oflron, orEye,to 
rule each conscience, i. e. 1st your own conscience, and thus all atoms of His 
Empire conjointly here: Which is the Jerusalem from above to be on earth, or 
the Stone Kingdom below! — When a New League of Christocratic Workers 
shall sufficiently develop to perfect Her Growth, and body His Unity for 
an outward view to Fleshy eyes.. "And The Spirit and The Bride say Come" 
drink of this Air freely, and "gather yourselves together" in time for a feast on 
every Fat bone--as One Cloud of snow out of Our Sea to whiten Our Earth, 
Some kick at T'rnth] in Type, Solids in Vapor, and so fall to Darkness ; but 
here is an Ocean in square inches— of Live Men, Women and Children. 

And lo! here too at last is Peace, on a Rock which must stand forever, viz: 
Personal Liberty, with absolute allegiance to God alone of your Mind— as His 
Holy of Holies, day and night ! Thus each may grow into a Star, with no need 
of any outward Sun or Moon, nor even a candle — i. e. church — to rule it; 
because "The Lord is there," with ' His name in your Forehead." In fact so 
far you mirror God, as Jesus did; and, when come together, you will show The 
King, Man's Omniarch, in a New role if not His last Regime clcarly,The Light 
from Heaven crystaliziug into a corporate form — our Jasper Cube of globe 
dominion — to crushThe Snake in allits corporate phases. Yet your soul, or 
your globe, is not the Universe. Each is a little star on Eternity's Tree- 
Fruit ripening— as acorns only. 

But mark! "My"glory is one thing, whileRace glory is a larger thing! That 
comes, if ever,after"my"death.This must come — or never— before theRacedies. 
And it was the latter Salvation to Shem, Ham and Japhet, all men and na- 
tions of men — by our United City, The Jeweled Bride "set on a Hill," which 
lired the Prophet's eye ; not individuals of Gospel care, a different topic or 
Self- Theme of strictly private nature, very small as compared withHumanity's 
higher life, through a" Down-pour of Spirit from the Lamb's pure Throne pol- 
itically, and every way, for "ages to come;" though a part of the People, as 
here, must be well lit before the whole can burn, of course. Moreover, like 
Virgins without oil, or bats, not to see our House so square and ample here, 
settling over clouds in. the day dawn now, and bright as the bow across Noah's 
ilood, is to miss a continuing Feast— the best since Time began — on every 
hobby with its riders. 

E. G. For instance, since Truth is a Stone of many atoms all connected 
and rectangular, in order to exhibit the Holy City, New Jerusalem, to your 
sight partially by a single flake of snow, or simple example in the prac- 
tice of Theocracy on paper at the polls ; and also A way if 



not The way to bind Satan in these United States, with a Chain of 
free voters: As one— a "Mugwump" — descending, you see, from heaven to earth 
and perchance beyond, let us come down to the High or Low protective Issue 
of to-day — a battle essentially between the East and the West. Be it premised, 
however, that no man or party, angelic or not, may claim Infallibility on any 
subject. For Secular matters, that rests only in the combined wisdom, and final 
judgments of the whole American People, as informed at each successive elec- 
tion by Jesus Christ, their Supreme Lord, and Sole King. Yet, as from St. 
John's standpoint and all the prophets, it seems thnt the Dragon of Monopoly, 
a Monster of the Deep out of Hell, still upholding vVnite slavery, should soon 
be cast to our bottomless Pit where Black slavery now lies— a burning Monu- 
ment in Eternal History of human Shame, deep down below — by God enthroned 
on the Public Conscience through ballots, instead of bullets also shameful; here 
in words substantially, unless my heart be beguiled, is what our Good Lord, 
after kneeling before "A great white throne," signified to his servants, about 
this issue of just comity between States and Nations. But first He pointed to 
"The Good Tree" with many limbs, where clustered "Free Labor" and "Free 
Trade" near "Free Thought and FreeSpeech," full of luscious fruits sweeter 
than nectar ; and next in tears to a M aiden of Royal birth on her road thither, 
with feet bleeding amid thorns, and a heavy load marked "Billions of Debt" 
on her back, whose heart panted and lips were hot for that fruit, hailed as His 
own Columbia. Wherefore, "Give ear." 

"In the Spirit of profoundest Charity, while The Right like a Square, be 
it on either side of the present contest or later ones, viewing vested interests, 
should be applied watchfully to disturb no values too rashly, although our 
East has both parties here, on its side measurably, i.e., for some Protection : 
and omitting all grounds for direct Taxation, also a vast deal of irrelevant 
arithmetic for each Trade : Nevertheless, to be brief, is a Tariff to protect the 
industries of any city, state, section, or nation justifiable ordinarily, in morals, 
provided it does increase your wealth to some extent, at a loss to the same ex- 
tent of a neighborng nation, section, state or city, as it must to be a pecunia- 
ry advantage localty? If, yes, then any other robbery by a law is right where 
you have the might. The Sword Ideal *gain you see ! That same old Bain - 
Ion with Satan as her Prop. But next take the opposite premise. After com- 
paring communities, which open wide doors to Commerce, with those on an 
extreme of restrictive legislation, if, so far from adding wealth to a nation, 
our largest Unit yet on earth, though my rules apply on any scale from full- 
grown stars to finest atoms, you learn that a Protective Tariff ultimately does 
not protect — on the contrary, hurts all interests worldwide, except of Tax-eat- 
ers, and a few Monopolistic pets at partial spots — and causing heavv debts on 
their account — as many argue well; is it not then too a sin against Equal Jus- 
tice, and hence a slow poison from the golden cup of Babylon, wholly at war 
with every Republican Constitution, or Crystal Conscience? Still such a poli- 
cy — "The Protective System" — must do one thing or the other, i. e., increase 
or decrease your Wealth. Therefore, in either case, it is unjust, and so »hould 
be thrown down by your vote, notably from any High horse, to the farthest 
Depth safety practicable, not only at the election near, but forever; if David's 
Son, in place of Satan or some Mortal, is thy Master. Besides, to my own 
Bride, Columbia there, 

"Of what avail 
Are plough and sail, 
Or life, or land, if Freedom fail ? " 

JOHN T. PRICE, Slater, Mo. 
Inscribed "Sunnyside," July 4th, 1888. 
To Our Lady of The White House. 



UNDER ONE SPIRIT ONLY, 

"Come in that my House may be filled " 

WITH NO CEREMONY WHATEVER, BY -THE PEOPLE OF THE SAINTS." 

KNOWLEDGE, LOVE and LIBERTY 

VS: 

IGNORANCE, INTOLERANCE AND ROBBERY. 

THE 

Ghristocratic Workmen's League. 

^Sot for Worship, but Action. 
TO 

CHAIN SATAN IN OUR GOVERNMENTS. 



Hive No of Township, Bounty, Mo. 



ONE IN ALL, AND ALL IN ONE. 

In the name of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost ; 
with His Word for inward Guide, to Whom all nations, not less than men, owe 
perpetual fealty : The undersigned citizens of a Republic built for the general 
Weal if controlled by the Good, or the general Woe if controlled by the Evil, 
and through Faith, hopefully so, of a higher Government, the empire of Heav- 
en, a city from Above, which also calls upon us to uphold the Good and reject 
the Evil, considering that as Freemen now, sovereign in our respective spheres, 
we have individually some inalienable rights reserved within our sects or par- 
ties, though even a minority of one ; and intending as such Freemen, while 
still loyal to our sound principles and their pure exponents, to follow each 
one his own conscience always, subject however in outward actions to enacted 
statutory Laws ; and to have that conscience informed intelligently, as nearly 
as each one can, by our Heavenly Father, the Divine Spirit, in everything, 
particularly our votes about all public questions or candidates, and debts due 
the poorer masses of our Corporate Bodies : hereby unite to form a Ghristo- 
cratic Workmen's League, and talk over the same periodically with open 
doors, though under such officers, by-laws and rules as we may choose, not for 
contentious debate or partisan display, but as Truth- seekers led by that Spirit 



to appty His Light predominantly to all adininistrations,corporations or servants 
of each commonwealth within the United States, and to enthrone Morality above 
Mammom in lederal Councils and Courts ; with the grace of Jesus Christ cur 
Lord, for God means Light, and God means Love, and God means Libertv 
for Man, and thus is here ready to accept a Dominion from generation to gen- 
eration, as King of kings, when we are, to be trusty co-operators, like links in 
a Chain, or atoms of One Rock ; and clean our Ballot Box for just Judgments. 

Nevertheless, until improved by a two-third vote of our Hive, we will wort 
under the following 

BY-LAWS: 

ARTICLE I. 

This society shall be known as Bee-Hive No of the Christoeratic Work- 
men's League; P. O. at , County of , -State of ; and is organized 

here in the spirit of one Brotherhood, t© cultivate more carefully the principles 
of collective as well as personal Self-Government; and to perpetuate the bless- 
ings of true Independence, founded on intellectual emancipations, among our 
people as children of One Father wishing the sway of His Will, by general 
consent, over our corporate not less than private actions, convincingly to ev- 
ery eye— like sons and daughters of God in Truth — if such be His mode of ad- 
vent to thrones of Power on Earth. But we will oppose any further union of 
Church to our States by Law, or any religious tinkering with our Federal Con- 
stitution to fix arbitrarily the Creed of a cosmopolitan People, because the 
Spirit of our Scriptures is a safe Guide in the realm of Heave n's sole Empire; 
while the only safe antidote to bad government, in a Republic, is for good con- 
stituents to pick good servants in place of such as pick their constituency — 
with less stress on sectarian or political professions — servants well kown as 
doers of righteousness. Nor can the hottest partisan, for the publ ic Good, or 
his own, afford to forget this Truth, viz: Where the Divine Spirit is a People's 
sole King, as in our country, no man is fit to stand before that People or the 
King in any representative capacity, without a divine character; neither is he 
really worthy, however gifted otherwise, to occupy any seat of authority, ju 
dicial, legislative or executive, in such a government. 

ARTICLE II. 

For these ends in addition to the customary offices of a President, Secretary 
and Treasurer, we further subdivide ourselves and Work among Judges, Al- 
moners, Scribes, Wageworkers, Counselors and Musicians; of whom the act- 
ing Judges, Almoners and Scribes shall compose a permanent Executive Com- 
mittee for each Hive. 

Sec. 1. The Judges, two discreet men, to bo numbered 1st anil 2nd, shall 
sit on the right hand of the President, and with him form our Beach. If the 
President be absent, the 1st Judge shall take his place, and besides assisting 
as Vice Presidents, they shall, with the acting President, at the close of each 



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discussion, decide like a Court, every question propounded to the Hive for 
Judgment. It shall also be their dutv as a Bench to advise the Society offi- 
cially of whatever is needed in cash, or other materials, for its uses — naming 
them publicly; but no solicitations for money are ever to be made by anyone 
in the Hive. 

Sec. 2. The Board of Almoners, three financial agents, also to be number- 
ed and seated to the left of the President, beside the Treasurer, shall receive 
and disburse those voluntary offerings which may be donated for the expenses 
of the Hive or other laudable objects. They shall be Sureties of the Treas- 
urer, and their acceptance of office shall make them jointly and severally re- 
sponsible to the Hive, or other parties in interest, for any loss or misappropri- 
ation of its funds; to secure which more effectually, and attain our ends bet- 
ter, when so resolved by a two-thirds vote of all members, if found to be de- 
sirable, an application for an act of Incorporation rnav be made by the Presi 
dent and Secretary in due form, under Articles of Association, which shall 
also be approved by the same majority. 

Sec. 3. The Scribes, also three and likewise numbered, shall sit in front of 
the President, at the right hand of the Secretary as his Assistants, and to them 
shall be committed the reports of all our proceedings and correspondence, the 
custody of our Library, books, scrolls and keys, as also general or Society 
newspapers, if any shall be edited by lady members or others. They shall 
state before the close of each meeting the topic or questions for our study and 
talk at the next meeting with precedence— 1st. as to Local Matters ; 2d, State: 
3d, Federal ; 4th, International, and 5th, Cosmopolitan. 

Sec. 4. The Committee of Wage-workers, also three, numbered and seated 
when convenient at the back of the President, shall gather such statistics rela- 
ting to Labor and Capital as may be instructive to our Body : and shall act as 
a private Board of Arbitration, and Good Intelligence, according to the Golden 
Rule, between employers and employed, when so requested, and shall assist 
our unemployed to get useful work at fair wages They shall also report the 
results of their investigations of public interest, to each meeting. It is not 
Capital, but unlawful Covetousness, the Spirit of unjust Monopolies, the get- 
ting and use of both money and power in wrong methods, the public as well 
as private plunder, by lying, stealing and statutory robberies— the idolatry of 
Mammon — that we tight, though at this advanced age, in our free Republic, 
we still believe pure ballots will beat bullets and Dynamite, or any other form 
of Hell-fire vs. Hell-tire, including all fanaticisms, ancient or modern, like 
Mormonisni. Socialism and Communism as well as Anarchism. 

Sec. 5. Counselors of the Hive on the floor, in any number, may volunteer 
to talk, either sitting, or preferably standing if in a large audience, on each 
subject : and should all agree upon our public policies so much the better to 
mould public opinion, and by concentrating its Light burn out every cancer on 
the Body politic— yet slowly so as not to kill our Patient. However, the Chair 
shall name with each question in advance, several speakers to discuss it at the 



next meeting, as a committee to be relied on for its elucidation ; and may ap- 
point another advisory one to assist the Scribes, in selecting subjects worthy of 
public examination. 

Sec. 6. Musicians, also, in any number or with any instruments, may be 
employed at the gathering or towards the closing of each assembly, and a com- 
mittee of three shall be appointed by the Chair to render such music or songs 
as will be appropriate on proper occasions, for the general profit and pleas- 
ure ; but all officers, committees, music, etc., as to sects or parties shall be ap- 
portioned on a representative basis in our Hive so far as practicable ; minor- 
ities especially being respected as thev are very apt to be sincere in motives 
though, perhaps, wrong— and it was a maxim of Pagan justice even to "hear 
the other side. 1 ' 

ARTICLE III 

Sec. 1. Jews, Catholics and Protestants, without any examination of opin- 
ions or practices for test of admission, will be equally tolerated by Gentiles 
here, as we can only see alike to-day what our standpoint of to- day reveals 
alike ; and becausa there is but One overruling God of history, Whom every 
sincere person should follow, according to the best Light of his own con- 
science, until by higher ascent, after a comparison of views, our scattered 
Rays will lead to the same Sun recognizably by all. 

Sec. 2. Yet if a member shall while in the Hive use any intolerant, profane 
or indecorous expressions, or shall refuse to obey the Chair when called to order, 
or shall enter into the Hive in a state of intoxication he shall for the first of- 
fense, after a conviction by a two-thirds vote, be suspended for not less than 
three months, and upon a second offense, after conviction by a three-fourths 
vote, he shall be expelled. 

Sec. 3. The general election of officers and subdivisions of our Workmen 
will be quarterly on the first Saturday of each Spring, Summer, Autumn and 
Winter, but a special election will be had as soon as twenty-four of us can as- 
semble, for the interim until our next Quarter day, to work the Hive at once. 

Sec. 4. Regular meetings, always public, will be held from 8 to 10 a. m. 
and adjourned sessions from 3 to 5 p. m., monthly on every first Sunda}-, which 
shall be opened by the President, after sounding the gavel, with the Lord's 
prayer only, and when other exercises are over, be closed in the same way. 

Sec. 5. But instead of Sunday, by a majority vote, adjournment may be 
had to any other day or hour; and these By-Laws can be amended by a two- 
third vote of all members, after the proposition, made in writing at a reg- 
ular meeting of our Hive, has laid on the table at least one week before its 
adoption, which shall take effect immediately upon adoption; though when a 
County Union, or still better a State Union of Hives may be formed, then, for 
uniformity, every change shall be first approved by the County, State, or, better 
yet, National Council before taking effect, as we will determine in future. 

An I until likewise improved we will use the following 



RULES FOR EXERCISES AND ORDER 

Sec. I. 

1. When the Presiding officer takes the chair, the officers and members 
shall take their respective seats, and at the sound of the gavel there shall be 
general silence. 

2. Prayer by the acting President. 

3. Roll-call of officers and members by a Scribe. 

4 The filling of vacancies in orderly rotation by Seniorities present. 

5. The refilling of Junior posts thus emptied by nominations from the door. 

6. The minutes of last regular and adjourned meetings by the acting Sec- 
retarv — Correspondence, etc. 

7. Report of Board of Almoners. 

8. Report of Wageworkers. 

9. Report of Musicians and Music. 

10. Booking of new members. 

11. Miscellaneous and unfinished matters. 

12. Opening of the Hive by the Chair for discussion. 

But this routine may be varied or dispensed with at pleasure by a majority 
vote. 

Sec. ii. 

1. The President shall state every subject before the Hive for discussion 
and call first upon the Counselors appointed to open its discussion, who shall 
conduct the same, without malice or buffoonery, by canons of Logic — the Rod 
of Truth from statistics and facts. 

2. "The presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum, and pronounce 
the decisions of the Hive on all subjects; he may speak to points of order in 
preference to other members, rising from his seat for that purpose; he shall 
decide questions of order without debate, unless entertaing doubts on the 
point, subject to an appeal to the Hive by an} 7 two members, on which appeal 
no member shall speak more than once, unless by permission of the Hive. 

o. In case of an appeal, the question shall be: 'Shall the decision of the 
Chair stand as the judgment of the Hive ?' 

4. All appeals from the judgment ©r decision of the Chair shall be reduced 
to writing and handed to the Chair. 

5. Every motion shall be reduced to writing, if any member desires it. 

6. When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be stated by the presiding 
odicer. or, being in writing, it shall be handed to the Secretary, who shall 
arise and read it aloud before debate thereon. 

7. After a motion is made and stated by the presiding officer, it shall be 
deemed to be in possession of the Hive, but may be withdrawn at any time be- 
fore the decision or amendment. 

8. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to ad- 
journ, to lay on the table, for ihe previous guestion, to postpone indefinitely, to 
postpone to a day certain, to commit or amend, which several motions shall 
have the precedence in the order they stand arranged. 



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9. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, except while a member is 
speaking, while the Chair is stating a question, or while a vote is being- taken. 
A motion to adjourn, to lay on the table, and a previous question, shall be de- 
termined without debate. But the Hive shall never adjourn or be closed ex- 
cept in regular form. 

10. No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consid- 
eration shall be admitted under color of amendment. 

11. When a motion has been once made, and carried in the affirmative or 
negative, it shall be in order for any member of the majority to move the re- 
consideration thereof, at the same or next meeting of the Hive. 

12. No member shall disturb another in his speech, unless to call him to or- 
der, or ask him a question for information, nor stand up to interrupt him, nor 
when a member is speaking, pass between him and the Chair, or leave the 
Hive. 

13. Every member, when speaking shalll conline himself to the question 
under debate, and avoid all personality or insulting language, as well as any 
reflection upon the Hive or its members. 

14. If two or more members rise to speak at the same time the Chair shalf 
decide which is entitled to the floor. 

15. No member shall speak more than once on the same subject or question, 
until all the members wishing to speak shall have had an opportunity to do 
so, nor more than twice without permission of the Hive. 

16. No motion can be made b}* one member while another is speaking. 

17. The Chair, or any member doubting the decision of the question, may 
call for a division of the Hive, and a count of the affirmative and negative 
votes. 

18. All reports of committees shall be made in writing, except committees 
to receive visiting brothers. 

19. No more than two amendments to a proposition shall be entertained at 
the same time ; that is, an amendment, and an amendment to an amendment, 
and the question shall be first taken on the latter, 

20. All points of order not herein provided for shall be decided in the dis- 
cretion of the Hive according to the usages and customs of parliamentarv law." 

Witness our heads, hearts and hands hereto set. 

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